ambiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ambiwa (infinitive kuambiwa)

1. Passive form of -ambia: be told

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambiwa
Positive present -naambiwa Subjunctive -ambiwe Negative -ambiwi Imperative singular ambiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuambiwa Negative kutoambiwa
Imperatives
Singular ambiwa Plural ambiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huambiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liambiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuambiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naambiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaambiwa/naambiwa tunaambiwa 2nd person unaambiwa mnaambiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaambiwa wanaambiwa other classes positive subject concord + -naambiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambiwi) Singular Plural 1st person siambiwi hatuambiwi 2nd person huambiwi hamwambiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambiwi hawaambiwi other classes negative subject concord + -ambiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taambiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taambiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambiwe) Singular Plural 1st person niambiwe tuambiwe 2nd person uambiwe mwambiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambiwe waambiwe other classes positive subject concord + -ambiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeambiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeambiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliambiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliambiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aambiwa) Singular Plural 1st person naambiwa twaambiwa 2nd person waambiwa mwaambiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambiwa waambiwa m-mi(III/IV) waambiwa yaambiwa ji-ma(V/VI) laambiwa yaambiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaambiwa vyaambiwa n(IX/X) yaambiwa zaambiwa u(XI) waambiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaambiwa pa(XVI) paambiwa mu(XVIII) mwaambiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meambiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaambiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaambiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiambiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoambiwa Consecutive kaambiwa / positive subject concord + -kaambiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niambiwa -tuambiwa 2nd person -kuambiwa -waambiwa/-kuambiweni/-waambiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwambiwa -waambiwa m-mi(III/IV) -uambiwa -iambiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liambiwa -yaambiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiambiwa -viambiwa n(IX/X) -iambiwa -ziambiwa u(XI) -uambiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuambiwa pa(XVI) -paambiwa mu(XVIII) -muambiwa Reflexive -jiambiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ambiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambiwaye -ambiwao m-mi(III/IV) -ambiwao -ambiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambiwalo -ambiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambiwacho -ambiwavyo n(IX/X) -ambiwayo -ambiwazo u(XI) -ambiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambiwako pa(XVI) -ambiwapo mu(XVIII) -ambiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ambiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeambiwa -oambiwa m-mi(III/IV) -oambiwa -yoambiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loambiwa -yoambiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choambiwa -vyoambiwa n(IX/X) -yoambiwa -zoambiwa u(XI) -oambiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koambiwa pa(XVI) -poambiwa mu(XVIII) -moambiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.